Floral decorative night light

ABSTRACT

A floral decorative night light assembly comprising a plug means which includes a housing having a reduced diameter portion provided with a light bulb socket means, a low intensity light bulb having a stem located in said socket means, said bulb being provided with a suitable coating to provide rapid cooling of the bulb, a simulated leaf background member having a central hole therethrough and a plurality of simulated leaf tips extending radially outward around the periphery thereof, and said simulated leaf background member being disposed on the top of said reduced diameter housing portion with said bulb stem extending through said central hole in said simulated leaf background member, a carrier member having a central mounting ring mounted on the upper side of said simulated leaf background member with said bulb stem also extending through said mounting ring, whereby when said bulb is securely located in said socket means the carrier member and simulated leaf background member will be retained in place on the plug means by said bulb and a plurality of simulated flowers mounted on said carrier member in a circular arrangement around said bulb.

' United States Patent 1191 Sieloff [54] FLORAL DECORATIVE NIGHT LIGHT[76] Inventor: Kenneth A. Sieloff, 4821 Belzair Drive, Troy, Mich. 48084[22] Filed: Oct. 22, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 83,126

Primary Examiner- Louis R. Prince Assistant Examiner-Daniel M. YasichAttorney-Donnelly, Mentag & Harrington 1 1 Jan. 16,1973

[57] ABSTRACT A floral decorative night light assembly comprising a plugmeans which includes a housing having a reduced diameter portionprovided with a light bulb socket means, a low intensity light bulbhaving a stern located in said socket means, said bulb being providedwith a suitable coating to provide rapid cooling of the bulb, asimulated leaf background member having a central hole therethrough anda plurality of simulated leaf tips extending radially outward around theperiphery thereof, and said simulated leaf background member beingdisposed on the top of said reduced diameter housing portion with saidbulb stem extending through said central hole in said simulated leafbackground member, a carrier member having a central mounting ringmounted on the upper side of said simulated leaf background member withsaid bulb stem also extending through said mounting ring, wherebywhen'said bulb is securely located in said socket means the carriermember and simulated leaf background member will be retained in place onthe plug means by said bulb and a plurality of simulated flowers mountedon said carrier member in a circular arrangement around said bulb.

8 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures PATENTED JAN 16 I975 SHEET 1 [IF 2 INVENTOR.E H A S/EL OFF A T TOAWE Y5 PATENTED JAN 161975 SHEET 2 (1F 2 INVENTORKENNE 7/4 A s/ FF ATTmn/Ers FLORAL DECORATIVE NIGHT LIGHT SUMMARY OF THEINVENTION This invention relates generally to electric night lights forhome use, and more particularly to a novel and improved floraldecorative night light assembly.

Decorative night lights have been provided heretofore, as illustrated bythe decorative night light shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,433,939. Thedecorative night light shown in the last mentioned patent includes a lowintensity cool burning electric bulb which eliminates the fire hazardsnormally present when decorative material is disposed adjacent anelectric bulb. A decorative night light of this type sheds a soft glowof lightto provide a subdued light for night time home use. However, theassembling of the various parts of the decorative night light describedin said patent involves an expense which makes the cost of suchdecorative night light prohibitive or beyond the means of some people.Accordingly, it is an important object of the present invention toprovide a floral decorative night light which overcomes the economicdisadvantages of the aforementioned decorative night light.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an improvedfloral decorative night light which includes a plurality of simulatedflowers.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improvedfloral decorative night light which includes the combination of a lowintensity cool burning electric bulb surrounded by a simulated floraldesign comprising a plurality of simulated flowers and simulated leafbackground member.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide animproved floral decorative night light which includes a simulated floralarrangement which is secured in place around the bulb by the attachingaction ofthe bulb in a plug means.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide animproved floral decorative night light which can be economicallymanufactured and assembled from a preformed plastic simulated floralarrangement and a simulated leaf background member, in colorscorresponding to the colors of the various flowers being simulated.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide animproved floral decorative night light assembly comprising a plug meanswhich includes a housing having a reduced diameter portion provided witha light bulb socket means, a low intensity light bulb having a stemlocated in said socket means, said bulb being provided with a suitablecoating to provide rapid cooling of the bulb, a simulated leafbackground member having a central hole therethrough and a plurality ofsimulated leaf tips extending radially outward around the peripherythereof, and said simulated leaf background member being disposed on thetop of said reduced diameter housing portion with said bulb sternextending through said central hole in said simulated leaf backgroundmember, a carrier member havinga central mounting ring mounted on theupper side of said simulated leaf background member with said bulb stemalso extending through said mounting ring, whereby when said bulb issecurely located in said socket means the carrier member and simulatedleaf background member will be retained in place on the plug means bysaid bulb, and a plurality of simulated flowers mounted on said carriermember in a circular arrangement around said bulb. The night lightassembly may also be made without the simulated leaf background.

Other objects, features and advantages of this invention will beapparent from the following detailed description, appended claims, andthe accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is an elevational, perspectiveview of a first illustrative embodiment of the present inventioncomprising an assembled floral decorative night light.

FIG. 2 is a reduced side elevational view of the floral decorative nightlight illustrated in FIG. I, and shown with parts broken away and partsin section.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, horizontal section view of the structureillustrated in FIG. 2, taken along the line 3-3 thereof, looking in thedirection of the arrows, and showing plan view of a simulated leafbackground.

FIG. 4 is an elevational, perspective view ofa second embodiment of thefloral decorative night light of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a broken perspective view of a carrier member provided with aplurality of simulated flowers and showing the structure for attachingthe simulated flowers on the carrier member, and with one simulatedflower detached from the carrier member.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another carrier member provided with aplurality of simulated flowers and showing a modified structure forattaching the simulated flowers on the carrier member, and with onesimulated flower detached from the carrier member.

FIG. 7 is a reduced side elevational view of a modified floraldecorative night light without a simulated leaf background.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the drawings,and in particular to FIG. 1, the numeral 10 generally designates anelectrical plug having spaced prongs l] which are adapted to be pluggedinto a female electric supply plug located in a home or other place ofuse. The electrical plug 10 is provided with the usual switch 12 forturning the decorative night light on and off. The electrical plug 10includes a housing having a reduced diameter portion I3 provided with alight bulb threaded socket or fitting to receive a small diameterelectric bulb 14. The bulb 14 is of the same type bulb as used in thenight light illustrated in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 3,433,939.The bulb 14 is of a low electrical intensity such as, for example, a'l-watt bulb to provide a low degree of illumination and to reduce theintensity of heat that is emanated from the bulb when it is illuminated.A suitable bulb I4 is one disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3.067,352.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a simulated leaf background member 15 ismounted on the top of the plug reduced diameter housing portion 13. Asshown in FIG. 3, the simulated leaf background member 15 is providedwith a central hole 16 for passage of the stem of the bulb 14. Aplurality of slits 17 are formed in the simulated leaf backgroundmember, around the hole 16, and they are connected to the hole 16. Theslits l7 permit the flexing of the simulated leaf background member 15during the mounting of the same on the plug 10. The simulated leafbackground member 15 is provided around the periphery thereof with aplurality of simulated leaf tips 18. The simulated leaf backgroundmember 15 is preferably made from a suitable plastic and is coloredgreen, although other suitable colors may be used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of simulated flowers 23 aremounted around the bulb l4 and they are carried on a carrier member 28illustrated in detail in FIG. 5. FIG. 5 shows the carrier member 28 ascomprising a central mounting ring 19 which is adapted to be mounted, asshown in FIG. 2, on top of the simulated leaf background member 15. Thestem of the bulb 14 is adapted to pass through the ring 19 and securelyhold the ring 19 and the simulated leaf background member in place onthe top of the reduced diameter portion 13 of the housing of the plug10. The carrier member 28 further includes a plurality of outwardlyextended arms 20 which have their inner ends integrally formed to thering 19 and which are attached to the bottom side of the ring 19. Thearms 21 extend radially outwardly from the ring 19 and each of thesearms 21 are provided on the outer ends thereof with an integral andupwardly extended second arm 21. The second arm 21 is provided with amale attachment member, as 22, which is shown in the form of a bulb. Itwill be understood that the last mentioned structure of the carriermember 28 may be formed as an integral molded plastic structure and bemade to any suitable color. The simulated flowers 23a are shown in FIG.5 as being of a different type ofa flower as that shown in FIG. 1.However, the simulated flowers 23 are all attached to the carrier member28 in the same manner as the flowers 23a. As illustrated in FIG. 5, eachof these simulated plastic flowers 23a are provided with a suitablecylindrical open-ended female socket attachment portion 24 on the lowerside thereof into which is adapted to be snapped the flower mountingmale attachment member 22 for retaining the simulated flowers 23a on thecarrier member 28 in a circular arrangement around the bulb 14.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the night light is preferably provided with aribbon 25 which is wound around the plug reduced diameter portion 13 andformed as a bow or otherwise. The ribbon 25 may be of any suitable colorwhich harmonizes with the coloring of the simulated flowers 23 and thesimulated leaf background member 15.

FIG. 4 illustrates another illustrative embodiment in which thesimulated flowers have been marked with the reference numeral 23b tomerely show that other shaped or types of flowers may be used. It willbe understood that the simulated flowers 23b are provided with a femalesocket mounting member 24 of the type illustrated in FIG. 5 for mountingit on a male mounting attachment member 22.

FIG. 6 illustrates a modified carrier member 280 and the parts of thismodified carrier member 28c have been marked with the same referencenumerals as used with the first described carrier member 28 of FIG. 5,

outwardly from the ring 190. The outer end male attachment members 22care straight as compared to the bulb shaped male attachment members 22of FIG. 5. Each of the simulated flowers 23c is provided with a femaleattachment socket 24c for snapping the simulated flowers 230 in place onthe male attachment member 220.

FIG. 7 is a figure similar to FIG. 2 and merely illustrates a modifiednight light in which the simulated leaf background member 18 has beendeleted.

It will be understood that the simulated flowers 23, 23b, and 23c aremerely illustrative of colored plastic flowers which may be employed. Itwill be understood that the flowers may conform to the shape andcoloring of various flower petals as desired, and made to any desiredcolor. It will also be understood that the colors of the bulbs 14 may bevaried to permit the users to select the desired combinations to matchthe color combinations of individual rooms.

While it will be apparent that the preferred embodiments of theinvention herein disclosed are well calcu lated to fulfill the objectsabove stated, it will be appreciated that the invention is susceptibleto modification, variation and change.

What I claim is:

l. A floral decorative night light assembly comprismg:

a. a plug means including a housing having spaced contact prongs at oneend of said housing and a light bulb socket means in a reduced diameterportion at the other end of said housing;

b. a low intensity light bulb having a stem located in said socketmeans;

c. means coating said bulb to diffuse the light emanating from the bulband to provide rapid cooling of the bulb;

. a carrier member having a central mounting ring disposed on the top ofsaid reduced diameter housing portion with said bulb stem extendingthrough said mounting ring;

c. said central mounting ring having a diameter effective to allow thebulb to pass therethrough into said socket means to retain the carriermember in place on the plug means; and

f. a plurality of simulated flowers detachably mounted on said carriermember in a circular arrangement around said bulb.

2. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim 1, including:

a. a simulated leaf background member having a central hole therethroughand a plurality of simulated leaf tips extending radially outward aroundthe periphery thereof, and said background member being disposed on thetop of said reduced diameter housing portion and under said carriermember with said bulb stem extending through said central hole in saidsimulated leaf background member.

3. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim including:

a. a ribbon mounted around said reduced diameter plug portion.

4. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim 1, wherein:

a. said carrier member is provided with a plurality of arms radiatingoutwardly from said central mounting ring;

b. each of said arms being provided with a male ata. said arms areintegrally attached to the lower side tachment member; and, 1 of saidcentral mounting ring. c. each of said simulated flowers being providedwith 7. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim a femaleattachment socket which is adapted to he whcrcini attached to one ofsaid male attachment members. 5 a. each of said male attachment memberscomprises 5. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim 8 g lcylindrical membcr. 4, wherein: 8. A floral decorative night light asdefined in claim a. each of said male attachment members comprisesWhefeini an i l b ll h d b a. each of said arms is attached to the outerside of 6. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim saidcentral mounting ring' 5, wherein:

1. A floral decorative night light assembly comprising: a. a plug meansincluding a housing having spaced contact prongs at one end of saidhousing and a light bulb socket means in a reduced diameter portion atthe other end of said housing; b. a low intensity light bulb having astem located in said socket means; c. means coating said bulb to diffusethe light emanating from the bulb and to provide rapid cooling of thebulb; d. a carrier member having a central mounting ring disposed on thetop of said reduced diameter housing portion with said bulb stemextending through said mounting ring; e. said central mounting ringhaving a diameter effective to allow the bulb to pass therethrough intosaid socket means to retain the carrier member in place on the plugmeans; and f. a plurality of simulated flowers detachably mounted onsaid carrier member in a circular arrangement around said bulb.
 2. Afloral decorative night light as defined in claim 1, including: a. asimulated leaf background member having a central hole therethrough anda plurality of simulated leaf tips extending radially outward around theperiphery thereof, and said background member being disposed on the topof said reduced diameter housing portion and under said carrier memberwith said bulb stem extending through said central hole in saidsimulated leaf background member.
 3. A floral decorative night light asdefined in claim 1, including: a. a ribbon mounted around said reduceddiameter plug portion.
 4. A floral decorative night light as defined inclaim 1, wherein: a. said carrier member is provided with a plurality ofarms radiating outwardly from said central mounting ring; b. each ofsaid arms being provided with a male attachment member; and, c. each ofsaid simulated flowers being provided with a female attachment socketwhich is adapted to be attached to one of said male attachment members.5. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim 4, wherein: a.each of said male attachment members comprises an integral ball shapedmember.
 6. A floral decorative night light as defined in claim 5,wherein: a. said arms are integrally attached to the lower side of saidcentral mounting ring.
 7. A floral decorative night light as defined inclaim 4, wherein: a. each of said male attachment members comprises aintegral cylindrical member.
 8. A floral decorative night light asdefined in claim 7, wherein: a. each of said arms is attached to theouter side of said central mounting ring.